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 Fagged Out.Fagot. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fa’gin.
 
An infamous Jew, who teaches boys and girls to rob with dexterity. (Dickens: Oliver Twist.)   1
 


 Fagged Out.Fagot. 

 
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